History WesternAnimation / TheMitchellsVsTheMachines

** The display of short films that Katie is submitting with her college application contains a lot of {{Shout Out}}s. As well as a few films that support Katie's LGBT identity such as one video titled "Chloe Chiang, Will You Go With Me To Prom?" and another ''Portrait of an Idiot on Fire'' based on Celine Sciamma's film "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" which is a story of a love affair between a female aristocrat and the female artist hired to paint her portrait.

** The function of the Pal Max Bots' ArmCannons (energy beam which encases and immobilises the target in an anti-gravity field) is essentially identical to [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Syndrome's Zero-Point Energy gauntlets]].

* StraightGay: When Katie first introduces herself to the audience, she says "I've always felt a little... different than anybody else" as a rainbow spreads across the screen behind her, giving us a strong indication of her sexuality. However, Katie has no camp mannerisms nor does she have any overt straight behaviors. Her sexuality is truly a non-issue that has no bearing on the plot and does not figure into the conflict she faces with her father. Her being queer is simply another aspect of her character.

* StraightGay: When Katie first introduces herself to the audience, she says "I've always felt a little... different than anybody else" as a rainbow spreads across the screen behind her, giving us a strong indication of her sexuality. However, Katie has no camp mannerisms nor does she have any overt straight behaviors. Her sexuality is truly a non-issue that has no bearing on the plot and does not figure into the conflict she faces with her father. Her being homosexual is simply another aspect of her wonderful character, like having black hair or wearing glasses.

* StraightGay: When Katie first introduces herself to the audience, she says "I've always felt a little... different than anybody else" as a rainbow spreads across the screen behind her, giving us a strong indication of her sexuality. This is followed with a brief montage of Katie trying to figure herself out that ends with her in her main outfit with a Pride pin as one of her accessories. However, Katie has no camp mannerisms nor does she have any overt straight behaviors. Her sexuality is truly a non-issue that has no bearing on the plot and does not figure into the conflict she faces with her father. Her being homosexual is simply another aspect of her character, nothing more, nothing less. At the end of the movie quick line of dialogue indicates that Katie is indeed getting serious with one of her female classmates.

''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'', originally titled ''Connected''[[note]]Technically, "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" was its original title, then it was switched to "Connected" before going back to its original title.[[/note]], is a science-fiction CGI film from Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation, directed by Mike Rianda (''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'') and produced by Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller (''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' and fellow SPA films ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'').

* StraightGay: When Katie first introduces herself to the audience, she says "I've always felt a little... different than anybody else" as a rainbow spreads across the screen behind her, giving us a strong indication of her sexuality. This is followed with a brief montage of Katie trying to figure herself out that ends with her in her main outfit with a Pride pin as one of her accessories. However, Katie has no camp mannerisms nor does she have any overt straight behaviors. Her sexuality is truly a non-issue that has no bearing on the plot and does not figure into the conflict she faces with her father. Her being homosexual is simply another aspect of her character, nothing more, nothing less. At the end of the movie quick line of dialogue indicates that Katie is indeed getting serious with one of her female classmates.

* StraightGay: When Katie first introduces herself to the audience, she says "I've always felt a little... different than anybody else" as a rainbow spreads across the screen behind her, giving us a strong indication of her sexuality. This is followed with a brief montage of Katie trying to figure herself out that ends with her in her main outfit with a Pride pin as one of her accessories. However, Katie has no camp mannerisms nor does she have any overt straight behaviors. Her sexuality is truly a non-issue that has no bearing on the plot and does not figure into the conflict she faces with her father. Her being homosexual is simply another aspect of her character, nothing more, nothing less.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: A rare case in which the artistic license is from an actual attempt to be accurate, but for the time being is countered by ScienceMarchesOn (with maybe a bit of AnimationLeadTime thrown in). Aaron and Abby remark the ''T. rex'' on Aaron's shirt should have feathers. [[https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/liaoning-diorama/a-feathered-tyrant While some of its relatives were feathered]], we have [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W-VikBM6cdo/WT6PZUH0UvI/AAAAAAAACuU/1Pqb2VrxBUIehblh5W-DQGUqcTHSPy7WgCK4B/s1600/Tyrant%2Bskin%2BWitton%2B2017.jpg only recovered scaled skin impressions]] from ''T. rex'' fossils. But [[https://www.sciencealert.com/chubby-naked-t-rex-most-accurate-painting-to-date it is still heavily disputed]] whether or not ''UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex'' [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2017/06/revenge-of-scaly-tyrannosaurus.html really did have feathers]].

[[caption-width-right:350: Ah yes, robot apocalypses... the best time for family bonding, or so these guys say.]]

I got my mind on my money and I not goin' away\\

* NobodyPoops: The pods that humanity are trapped in are lacking toilets.

* MetaphoricallyTrue: When PAL [[spoiler:develops a line of much more dangerous robots, she announces that she's going to "tear the Mitchells apart". While it sounds like that her new robots will do this physically to them, her real plan was to do this mentally via exploiting their weaknesses.]]

* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: PAL is a sentient smartphone who takes control of the PAL robots to imprison all of humanity.

** During Katie's NoAnimalsWereHarmed animation following the incident with Prancer the mule, there's a very long disclaimer at the bottom that can only be read by pausing the scene or...
*** [[labelnote:Click to read Katie's disclaimer]] Katie Mitchell swears in perpetuity that no MULE or MULE(S), specifically the mule in question ("PRANCER") was injured in the making of this film. Katie Mitchell accepts the terms of "MULE TOURS, INC" and admits that the perpetrators in question ("MY INSANE FAMILY") did break the following rule (or rules). Rule 1. RICK MITCHELL (Whose qualities include, but are not limited to: Aggressiveness, Excessive sweating, and is shaped like a wine glass. Srsly tho-look at that guy-IS THAT MY FUTURE?) did exceed the posted weight limit (230lbs/104.3 Kg) and is thus responsible for Prancer's agitated state. (Re:Braying, biting Rick's leg - which the undersigned found funny) 2. LINDA MITCHELL (Whose qualities include, but are not limited to: Being a ray of sunshine that illuminates even the darkest day) is responsible for trying to feed the mule in question thirteen(!) packs of dinosaur shaped fruit snacks in a misguided attempt to calm him - and potentially incited the lethargy that led to "PRANCER'S" untimely fall. However, LINDA'S heroic call to animal services saved the MULE ("PRANCERS") in question's life. 3. Aaron Mitchell (Whose qualities include, but are not limited to: Dinosaur knowledge, Being my A.D.4 Life, and having the cutest rosiest cheeks YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE) and the undersigned - Katie Mitchell now hereby claims the distinguished right to mock RICK MITCHELL for his cold blooded cowardice by asking him questions like: "Now that Mom stubbed her toe, are you going to leave her behind like Prancer?" It makes him furious and brings us unending joy. Prancer may be relegated to the barn now- but he will forever live in the barn... of our hearts. [[/labelnote]]

** The dog-to-speech translator may be a shoutout to the old [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/217040-yes-this-is-dog Hello, yes, this is dog]] meme, some variations of which are simply captioned 'Hello I am dog'.

* PowerOfFamily: This is the main theme of the movie. It's not a coincidence that the Mitchells are only able to stop PAL and her robot army after they've taken the time to truly understand and respect each other.

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* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:PAL's are "No! Not a glass of '''WOTAAAH!''' before she glitches out and dies after being dropped in a glass of water.]]

The film was released on Creator/{{Netflix}} on April 30th, 2021, and on Digital, Blu-Ray and DVD on December 14th, 2021, alongside a [[ReCut Director's Cut]] of the film (titled [[ExcitedShowTitle "Katie’s Extended Cinematic Bonanza Cut!]]).

The film was released on Creator/{{Netflix}} on April 30th, 2021.